Henry 162608 224663039 2008-07-09T21:33:14Z Mfowler11 5041278 /* First name */ {{wiktionarypar|Henry|henry}} '''[[Henry (given name)|Henry]]''' is an [[Spanish language|English]] male [[given name]] and a [[surname]], derived from ''[[Heinrich]]'' of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are [[Henrik]] (Scandinavian), [[Enrico]] (Italian), [[Henri]] (French), [[Enrique]] (Spanish), [[Henrik]] (Hungarian), [[Henryk]] (Polish) and [[Henrique]] (Portuguese). '''Henry''' may refer to: ==Things== *[[Henry (unit)]], the SI unit of inductance *[[Henry (comic)]] *[[Henry (vacuum cleaner)]], a red vacuum cleaner manufactured by Numatic International *''[[Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer]]'', a horror movie *[[Henry Rifle]], the first "practical" repeating rifle *[[Henry's law]], a gas law in chemistry ==Places in the United States== *[[Henry, Illinois]] *[[Henry, South Dakota]] *[[Henry, Tennessee]] *[[Henry, Franklin County, Virginia]] *A number of counties named after [[Patrick Henry]]: **[[Henry County, Alabama]] **[[Henry County, Georgia]] **[[Henry County, Illinois]] **[[Henry County, Indiana]] **[[Henry County, Iowa]] **[[Henry County, Kentucky]] **[[Henry County, Missouri]] **[[Henry County, Ohio]] **[[Henry County, Tennessee]] **[[Henry County, Virginia]] ==Animals== * [[Henry the Hexapus]], the world's first six-legged [[octopus]] ==People and fictional characters== ===Surname=== *[[Alan Henry]], British motorsport journalist *[[Alexander Henry]] (1739-1824), American fur trader *[[Benjamin Tyler Henry]] (1821–1898), American inventor of the Henry rifle *[[Beulah Louise Henry]] (1887–1973), American inventor; nicknamed "Lady Edison" *[[Caleb Sprague Henry]] (1804-84), American clergyman *[[Charles Henry]] (1859- ? ), French librarian and editor *[[Edward Henry]] (1850–1931), London police commissioner *[[Edward Lamson Henry]] (1841-1919), American genre painter *[[Etienne Ossian Henry]] (1798-1873), French chemist *[[George Henry (painter)]] (1858-1943), Scottish painter (1880s to 1910s) *[[George Stewart Henry]], (1871-1958) Canadian politician *[[Graham Henry]], (b. 1946), New Zealander rugby union coach *[[Horrid Henry]], fictional character and children' comedy TV show *[[Jim Henry]] (b. 1950), American author, attorney, and economist *[[John Henry]], several people *[[Joseph Henry]] (1797–1878), American physicist *[[Lenny Henry]] (1958 –), British comedian *[[Mark Henry]] (1971 –), American professional wrestler *[[Matthew Henry]] (1662-1714), English divine *[[O. Henry]] [pen name] (1862–1910), American writer *[[Patrick Henry]] (1736–1799), American politician *[[Paul Henry and Prosper Henry]] (1848-1905), French astronomers *Philip Henry, 4th and 5th [[Earl Stanhope]] *[[Philip Henry (clergyman)]] (1631-1696), English clergyman *[[Pierre Henry]] (1927–), French composer *[[Robert Henry]] (1718-90), Scottish historian and minister *[[Robert L. Henry]] (1864-1931), American politician *[[Robert L. Henry, Jr.]] (1882- ? ), American professor of law *[[Stuart Henry]] (b. 1946), Australian politician *[[Thierry Henry]] (b. 1977), French footballer *[[Travis Henry]] (b. 1978), American Football player *[[Victor Henry]] (1850-1907), French philologist *[[William Henry]], several people ==First name== * [[Bishop Henry]], bishop of Uppsala that became a martyr in Finland * [[Henry of Cocket]], a hermit in Northumberland * [[Henry of Livonia]], Catholic priest, author of ''[[Chronicle of Henry of Livonia]]'' * [[Henry Aaron]], baseball player * [[Henry G. Brinton]], author * [[Henry Cavill]], British actor * [[Henry Clay]], statesman * [[Henry Collins (boxer)]], Australian boxer * [[Henry Cooper (boxer)]], British boxer * [[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec]], painter * [[Henry Every]], pirate * [[Henry Flagler]] * [[Henry Fonda]], actor * [[Henry Ford]], industrialist * [[Hank Greenberg]], baseball player * [[Henry Hathaway]], film director * [[Henry Hudson]], sea explorer * [[Henry James]], author * Henry Jekyll, title character in the Robert Louis Stevenson novel ''[[The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' * [[Henry Kissinger]], politician * [[Henri Legay]], French operatic tenor * [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]], poet * [[Henry Mancini]], composer * [[Henry Marsh]], American long-distance runner * [[Henry Matisse]], artist * [[Henry Miller]], author * [[Henry Pym]] (aka Ant Man, Giant Man, Goliath, and Yellowjacket), fictional character in the Marvel Universe * [[Henry Purcell]], composer * [[Henry Ramsay]], from the Australian soap ''Neighbours'' * [[Henry Rearden|Henry "Hank" Rearden]], steelmaker from the [[Ayn Rand]] book ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' * [[Henry Rollins]], singer * [[Henry David Thoreau]], author * [[Henry Townshend]], the main protagonist in the game ''Silent Hill 4'' * [[Henry Turner]], the title character from the [[Harrison Ford]] film ''[[Regarding Henry]]''. * [[Henry Winkler]], actor, producer * [[Henry the Green Engine]], a steam locomotive from ''The Railway Series'' of books by Reverend W. Awdry * [[List of characters in No More Heroes#Henry|Henry]], a character from the 2008 video game ''[[No More Heroes (video game)|No More Heroes]]'' *[[Henry (KaBlam!)|Henry]], a character from the television show, [[KaBlam!]] ===Royalty=== : ''See also [[List of rulers named Henry]].'' * Portuguese Royalty ** King-Cardinal [[Henry of Portugal]] ** [[Henry, Count of Portugal|Henry of Burgundy]], Count of Portugal (father of [[Alfonso I of Portugal|Portugal's first king]]) ** Prince [[Henry the Navigator]], Infante of Portugal ** [[Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra|Infante Henry, 4th Duke of Coimbra]] (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany **[[Henry the Fowler]] (876-936), first king of Germany * Four kings of Castile: **[[Henry I of Castile]] **[[Henry II of Castile]] **[[Henry III of Castile]] **[[Henry IV of Castile]] * Five kings of France: **[[Henry I of France]] **[[Henry II of France]] **[[Henry III of France]] **[[Henry IV of France]] **[[Henry V of France]] * Six Holy Roman Emperors: **[[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor]] **[[Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor]] **[[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor]] **[[Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor]] **[[Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor]] **[[Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor]] * Eight kings of England: **[[Henry I of England]] **[[Henry II of England]] **[[Henry III of England]] **[[Henry IV of England]] **[[Henry V of England]] **[[Henry VI of England]] **[[Henry VII of England]] **[[Henry VIII of England]] * [[Prince Henry of Wales]] ("Harry"), the third in line to British throne * [[Heinrich, Prince of Prussia]], three men, (1726-1802) and (1747-1767) and (1862-1929) * [[Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg]] * [[Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester]] * [[Prince Henry of Battenberg]] ===Shakespearean plays=== * ''[[Henry IV, Part 1]]'' * ''[[Henry IV, Part 2]]'' * [[Henry V (play)|''Henry V'' (play)]] * ''[[Henry VI, Part 1]]'' * ''[[Henry VI, Part 2]]'' * ''[[Henry VI, Part 3]]'' * [[Henry VIII (play)|''Henry VIII'' (play)]], an historical drama, produced in 1613 ===Novel=== * ''[[Henry Esmond]]'', by William Makepeace Thackeray (1852) {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:Surnames]] [[ca:Enric]] [[de:Heinrich]] [[eo:Henriko]] [[es:Enrique]] [[fa:هانری]] [[fr:Henry]] [[ko:헨리]] [[ie:Henry / Ó hInneirghí / Mac Éinrí]] [[it:Enrico]] [[la:Henricus]] [[lv:Henrijs (nozīmju atdalīšana)]] [[hu:Henrik]] [[nl:Hendrik]] [[ja:ヘンリー (曖昧さ回避)]] [[nn:Henrik]] [[no:Henrik]] [[nds:Hinnerk]] [[pl:Henryk]] [[pt:Henrique]] [[sk:Henrich]] [[fi:Henri (nimi)]] [[sv:Henrik]] [[zh:亨利]] [[Category:Clan Henderson]] [[Category:Irish_surnames]] [[Category:English masculine given names]] [[ie:Henry / Ó hInneirghí / Mac Éinrí]]